Psychotherapist / Psychologist Practitioner

Elite Search Associates Limited; Gravelly Hill; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service provider is seeking a Psychotherapist / Psychologist Practitioner to join their team. This role focuses on improving the well-being of children and young people through specialized assessments and therapy. The ideal candidate will have relevant qualifications and experience working with youth in challenging situations. The position offers hybrid working and requires proactive engagement with diverse communities.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in psychology (research, clinical, forensic, applied, etc.) and/or therapeutic qualification.
• Experience of working with young people and learning disability and mental health experience.
• Supervisory training is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessments and interventions for young people and families.
• Contribute to a psychologically informed framework for the service.
• Supervise clinical practitioners within own area of specialism.

Skills

Experience working with young people

Psychological assessment skills

Ability to provide therapy

Cultural competency

Supervisory skills

Education

Postgraduate qualification in psychology

Therapeutic qualification

Job description

Overview

Psychotherapist / Psychologist Practitioner Role

Location - Field based, across the West Midlands and Northamptonshire

Salary - up to £55k DOE and Qualifications

Role summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join a developing new service for children and young people. The service aims to improve young peoples' well-being and psychological functioning to promote the process of reunification back to a familial environment. The main treatments consist of weekly individual and group therapy sessions over 18 to 24 month periods utilizing a variety of psychological interventions both with the young person and family members. We would provide the post-holder with training and supervision commensurate with their role. The post holder will be involved in assessments of the young people and deliver individual and group based work. The treatment formulations will involve a highly structured treatment frame and a thorough diagnostic assessment process.

Specialist consultation to the young person services is also part of the role, supporting staff in working with young people and families.

We would train the post-holder in facilitating a SUN group. "Service User Network" groups are coping skills and crisis planning groups. These use a containing structure, drawing on the ideas of group members to support each other.

The post holder would need a postgraduate qualification in psychology (research, clinical, forensic, applied, etc) and/or therapeutic qualification and experience of working with young people, and learning disability and mental health experience. We will consider other disciplines such as social work background and community youth workers with relevant qualifications.

Job purpose

• To work as a member of the Clinical Service providing specialist assessment and treatment of young people and families.
• To help other staff, service users and carers to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe and therapeutic environment.
• To provide individual and group therapy in and facilitate Service User Network groups (SUN) in the community.
• To work as a link worker with other mental health teams, consulting to staff and co-facilitating groups in primary and secondary-care multidisciplinary teams.

Key responsibilities

Clinical and Client Care

• To provide specialist psychological assessments and interventions for young people and families.
• To provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with young people or families.
• To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans pertaining to young people.
• To act as keyworker, taking responsibility for reviewing care plans, and arranging TAC meetings.

Contributing to team or service clinical functioning

• To contribute to the effective working of the Clinical Service and to a psychologically informed framework for the service.
• To contribute to the team or service's delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities.
• To be proactive in challenging discrimination and support the development of culturally competent services.
• To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with young people in order to develop and review care plans

Management and supervision

• To supervise clinical practitioners within own area of specialism after completion of the relevant Supervision Training.
• To be responsible for the allocation and/or clinical supervision of the work of an assistant psychologist if required, under supervision from a more senior psychologist.
• The post holder will receive monthly management supervision and clinical supervision every two months.

General

• To travel to home visits, community team bases, team meetings, residential homes and across the organisation when required. The role will be hybrid consisting of both face to face and virtual attendance
• To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the young people, and follow organisational policies relating to its management.
• To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing such as challenging behaviour and to support others involved in such situations